Industrial Workers. The New Workplace “In some of these camps the miners are forced to pay as much as $9 a barrel for flour, … 18 cents a pound for fat.

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Industrial Workers

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The New Workplace “In some of these camps the miners are forced to pay as much as $9 a barrel for flour, … 18 cents a pound for fat pork, and $8 to $10 a month rent for a company shack, the roof of which is so poor that when it rains the bed is moved from place to place in the attempt to find a dry spot. Many a miner works his whole life and never handles a cent of money.”

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Union Vocabulary Union = a group of workers who join together to improve their situation at work and their lifestyle Negotiations = discussions between union leaders and ownership/management Strike = a stoppage of work when negotiations break down Scabs = nickname given to strikebreakers Goons = nickname given to those who protect strikebreakers

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Labor Unions Collective bargaining – negotiating as a group – Where do we hear a lot of collective bargaining talk today?

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Ind. Revolution Violence & Strikes Haymarket Riot of 1886 (violence in Chicago outside the McCormick Reaper plant; anarchists threw bombs) (Knights of Labor image is tarnished) Homestead Strike of 1892 (strikebreakers, a/k/a scabs, were hired, as were guards, or goons, to protect the scabs) - Against Carnegies Steel plant when they tried to bring in new machinery (why did this upset the workers? Pullman Strike of 1894 (railroad workers strike; the federal government crushed the strike, using the army / courts (Sherman Anti-trust Act)

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Early Labor Unions Knights of Labor- Terrence Powderly Cooperative labor where workers would own the factories as shareholders. Fought for the 8-hour work day The union was open to all producers- regardless of gender, color, or skill level. READ pages in your texts prior to the exam!

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Good Unions 1.Were committed to not getting violent 2.Didn’t immediately threaten to strike 3.Helped each other out when they were fired, injured, or blacklisted 4.Offered counter-proposals when wage cuts were threatened 5.Remained loyal to each other and to the company 6.Included skilled workers, who are harder to replace.

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We make shirts, cheap as dirt; we work ‘til it hurts, and OUR BOSS IS COOL!